OPENING OF TAUERU HALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3959, 10 November 1891, Page 2

OPENING OF TAUERU HALL.

Oenoorta&d Sail.

The Lower Taneru presented a very gay appearance yesterday (Prince of ■ Wales' Birthday) when visitors from all parts of the country rolled in to participate in tte amusements of the holiday. A number of ladies and gentlemen were witnesses to the rifle* shooting, whilst others made their way to -the picnic, and the martial in that district, were fully appreciated! strains of a brass hand, not often heard the musicians playing . heartily in. different portions of the village during the day. The principal attaction w»a the formal opening of the new Town • Hall,'a building whieh is indeed a credit to the promoters, and to the district. About 7.30 p.m. the band struck up in front of the hall, playing several selections, and a crowd soon

assembled, 61) ing the spacious building i to overflowing. Punctually at ; o'clock, Mr George Beetham appeared before the curtain, and was greeted with cheers. In a very clever awtapir interesting address,in which he alluded 15"the great progress of the .district, he gave sotne appropriate reminiscences of the days gone by, when settlers in that locality had no roads 1 to traverse, having to forge rivers and climb hills, and gave an account of the hardships they had to encounter. 'Dm advancement: of the Taueru was re* marked upon, and tlje settlers heartily congratulated upon ihe strides they baJ_madeof late years. He thanked (ihe iiand fgr tjiei'r servjee?, qnd jjopecj to'&oonsßea band started in that Ucftlity. After a few more remarks, hp declared the hall open, amidst ff)Q cheeps of tfie upgeq)? biage. A splendid concert was th'Bji commenced, the limited space at disposal, however, preventing our commenting upon each mert« merit, apart from saying that throughout the programme a display of (Cent was shown that is seldom njei'with at a country performance, sh» following afe tjw 'jtfems, several of which were encored, and 'duly responded to: —Glee, !'Clough and A. Cameron j rfong, |« Withii} a tyiU> ilra^ueller; Trip, "I* Oalife dp Bagdad " Mrs Davy and Messrs Bees and Mfeller; Song, "Waiting" Miss Dowdß* e H i Song, "On the Ball " Mr T. Thompson ; Quartette, " The Three Chafers" Messrs Dougall, Vennelt and Browu; Song, "Tl£ Song that Reached my Heart" MrsF*rsons j Song, " I'll Take Thee HonWi Kathleen " Mr Recs; land jFlingi Mr [ptirnbull; Maple's

Viola solo, "-Lite let us Cherish," Reihana Titdre; Sons, MrEwington ; Bong, " When Sparrows Build' Miss Tourelle; Dnett, "Oh Albion " Misses Dowdswell; Chorus, '' God Bless the Prince of Wales," company. The gem of the programme was the violin" Folo of Mr Stowell (Beihapa Titore) wliieh wa3 a masterly performance, and quite a treat- to listen to, meeting with a encore, which was .-generously responded Jo. Several k? other items were far and away above the ordinary standard of amateurs, but under the circumstances it is quite invidious to mention names. The concert over, experienced hands •were set to work to clear the hall for dancing, and within half an hour the youth and beauty of the district had assembled to oay homage to the Prince of Wales : by tripping the light fantastic. Over fifty couples were on the floor, a programme of twenty dances waq f .got through before any of fLeeay throng thought it was time to Excellent music, provided by the ladie3 and gentlemen present, and a good floor, made folks happy, everyone present bsing seemingly bent upon thoroughly enjoying themselves, Messrs Brown and Hooper officiated as M.C.'s and initiated B(rangers into the mysterious Terpsichorwn art, »s only experienced hands can do. A gallant supper was proTided, and this portion of the pro gramme was faithfully attended to by those present. Dancing was kept up in an earnest manner till the break of dawn, and everybody went home thoroughly delighted with their evening's enjoyment.